Review
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Georgia M. Lester, Wayne J. Wilson, Barbra H. B. Timmer, Rahul M. Ladwa
Summary: This study evaluated existing audiological ototoxicity monitoring (OtoM) guidelines using the AGREE II tool. The evaluation found that the audiological OtoM guideline by the Health Professionals Council of South Africa (HPCSA) scored higher in five out of six tool domains compared to guidelines by the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA) and the American Academy of Audiology (AAA). Despite this, all guidelines received average domain ratings of less than 50%, but were recommended for use after modification by each reviewer.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AUDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Irina Savolainen
Summary: This study analyzed the transitions between symbols in aided conversations and found that mothers often remained silent during these transitions, but when they spoke, their speech was inspired by the context and did not affect the progress of the conversation.
AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION
(2023)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Jose G. Centeno
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the health disparities in different ethnoracial groups, which has led to a sociopolitical momentum for transformative approaches in health care. This article discusses the population scenario, principles, and possible strategies to support the social reintegration of diverse geriatric populations with aphasia in the United States.
SEMINARS IN SPEECH AND LANGUAGE
(2023)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Anne Cutler, L. Ann Burchfield, Mark Antoniou
Summary: Listeners adapt efficiently to new talkers using lexical knowledge, but the level of adaptation may vary in different languages.
LANGUAGE AND SPEECH
(2023)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Masoumeh Saeedi, Mona Alvandimanesh, Mahdieh Hasanalifard, Mohammad Ajalloueyan, Ali Bagheri Hagh, Abolfazl Taheri
Summary: Assessing verbal and auditory capabilities in children with 'incomplete partition type 2' after cochlear implant can help determine the appropriateness of this method. A comparative study enrolled 21 cases with cochlear implant and 'incomplete partition type 2', compared with 35 cochlear implanted cases without inner ear malformations. The results showed similar efficacy in verbal capabilities between the two groups, suggesting successful results even in children with inner ear abnormalities using cochlear implant.
HEARING BALANCE AND COMMUNICATION
(2023)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Lari Vainio, Markku Kilpelainen, Alexandra Wikstrom, Martti Vainio
Summary: Previous investigations have revealed interactions between spatial concepts and speech sounds. This study examines whether the concepts of forward/front and backward/back are associated with high- and low-pitched vocalizations in Finnish. The results indicate that high-pitched vocalization is linked to forward-directed movement, while low-pitched vocalization is linked to backward-directed movement. This observation suggests a novel sound-space symbolism phenomenon.
LANGUAGE AND SPEECH
(2023)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Kate. J. Cook, Cheryl Messick, Carolyn Baylor, Megan. J. Mcauliffe
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the experiences and perspectives of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) regarding reflective practice (RP). Through analysis of interview data, the study found that SLPs value RP for supporting client focused care, problem-solving, and lifelong learning. They desired protected time for RP at all stages of their careers and believed that relationships with others contribute positively to RP.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
(2023)
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Jade K. Dignam, Kirstine Shrubsole, Kate O'Brien, Lynell Bassett, Penni Burfein, Natalie Hickey, Katherine Roxas, Hannah Wedley, Nicole Massoud, Jasmina Singh, David Copland
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate a tailored implementation intervention to support the delivery of the Comprehensive, High-dose Aphasia Treatment (CHAT) program in a clinical service. The results showed that CHAT was feasible, acceptable, and potentially effective in the healthcare service, leading to improvements in patients' language impairment, functional communication, and quality of life. The study also identified facilitators and barriers to implementation, such as support and access to resources, as well as time constraints and clinician fatigue.
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Elizabeth Roepke, Francoise Brosseau-Lapre
Summary: This study aimed to investigate differences in morphosyntactic abilities between children with speech sound disorder and typically developing children. The results showed that children with speech sound disorder had difficulties in using subject pronouns, irregular past tense verbs, and forming yes/no interrogative sentences. Furthermore, it was found that phonological awareness was related to the use of irregular past tense verbs.
CLINICAL LINGUISTICS & PHONETICS
(2023)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Evelina Fedorenko, Rachel Ryskin, Edward Gibson
Summary: This article revisits the economy of effort hypothesis in the context of increasing emphasis on rational and efficient behavior in cognitive science. The authors argue that individuals with non-fluent aphasia tend to simplify their expressions to cope with the increased cost of linguistic output, resulting in agrammatic output. They suggest that while this hypothesis may not explain all cases of agrammatism, it provides a plausible explanation for a subset of expressive aphasia cases.
Book Review
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Chris Code
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Marike Donders-Kamphuis, Arnaud Vincent, Joost Schouten, Marion Smits, Christa Docter-Kerkhof, Clemens Dirven, Alfred Kloet, Rishi Nandoe Tewarie, Djaina Satoer
Summary: This study aims to investigate the feasibility of awake surgery in glioblastoma patients with severe aphasia using a patient-tailored approach. Despite preoperative severe aphasia, functional boundaries for critical language areas could be identified in each patient, and postoperatively, all patients had stable or improved language outcome.
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Yasmeen Faroqi-Shah, Caitlin Shi, Rebecca Goodridge
Summary: This study investigates the performance of short-term memory (STM) in individuals with post-stroke aphasia (PWA). The study finds that verbal STM deficits are more prevalent than visual-spatial STM deficits in PWA, and these deficits are strongly associated with language performance. This study highlights the importance of assessing STM performance in PWA and considering its potential impact on language assessments.
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Ana Carolina M. Serra, Luis M. T. Jesus, Madeline Cruice, Kate Swinburn, Maria Assuncoo C. Matos
Summary: This study aimed to validate the content of the Communication Disability Profile (CDP) for Portuguese people with aphasia (PWA) using the Participatory Workshops method. The expert panel considered the CDP-EP content to be relevant and important, but found the sections on activities and participation to be incomplete. They also suggested adapting the instrument's design to better suit the Portuguese society and culture.
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Melissa D. Stockbridge, Jonathan H. Venezia, Emilia Vitti, Donna C. Tippett, Argye E. Hillis
Summary: This study aimed to determine the differences in naming verbs among different variants of primary progressive aphasia (PPA) and examine the effects of word frequency, semantic density, concreteness, and valency on verb naming performance. The results showed that higher word frequency, semantic density, and concreteness led to better performance, while higher valency led to poorer performance. Low semantic density contributed to difficulty in svPPA and lvPPA, but low concreteness did not uniquely impact verb naming in svPPA.
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Elaine Kearney, Sonia L. E. Brownsett, David A. Copland, Katharine J. Drummond, Rosalind L. Jeffree, Sarah Olson, Emma Murton, Benjamin Ong, Gail A. Robinson, Valeriya Tolkacheva, Katie L. McMahon, Greig de Zubicaray
Summary: This study found that post-treatment communication-related quality of life was associated with residual tumor, edema, and peri-resection treatment effects as well as white matter disconnection. However, mood-related quality of life and the primary resection lesion maps were not significantly associated with HRQoL.
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Steven G. Luke, Toni Brown, Cole Smith, Adriana Gutierrez, Celeste Tolley, Olivia Ford
Summary: This study contrasted phonological and visuo-attentional theories of dyslexia using a lexical decision task. The findings revealed that dyslexics presented deficits consistent with visuo-attentional theories, but not with the phonological deficit theory.
LANGUAGE COGNITION AND NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Sam Harvey, Marcella Carragher, Michael Walsh Dickey, Miranda L. Rose
Summary: This study aimed to examine the effect of personalized dose on picture naming outcomes and explore the learning and maintenance effect of personalized dose. The results showed modest treatment effects and variation in dose-response relationships among participants.
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Alexandra Annemarie Ludwig, Sylvia Meuret, Rolf-Dieter Battmer, Michael Fuchs, Arneborg Ernst, Marc Schoenwiesner
Summary: Using a unilateral cochlear implant (CI) can restore auditory localization ability, but its impact on auditory spatial discrimination remains unclear. Low-frequency signals are more challenging to discriminate than high-frequency signals. Localization performance correlates with minimum audible angles (MAAs), suggesting that auditory skills can be enhanced through rehabilitation training.
AUDIOLOGY AND NEUROTOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Seray Ibrahim, Michael Clarke, Asimina Vasalou, Jeff Bezemer
Summary: Children who use AAC in classroom interactions utilize a range of multimodal resources to communicate, such as vocal, movement-based, and gestural cues. This study examines how three child participants shape classroom interactions and exert agency by utilizing these resources. The findings highlight the nuanced ways in which children reject requests, engage new parties, and disrupt teacher-led discussions, ultimately showcasing their resourcefulness and agency.
AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION
(2023)
